Overview
- The Tribunal de Bobigny sentenced Masanaga Kageyama to 18 months in prison suspended and a €5,000 fine for possession and importation of child sexual images.
- The court imposed 10-year bans on contact with minors and entry to France and placed him on the national sexual-offender registry.
- Air France crew alerted authorities after seeing him view the material en route from Japan to Chile, leading to his detention during a Charles de Gaulle stopover.
- The Japan Football Association announced his immediate dismissal and issued an apology, with secretary general Kazuyuki Yukawa pledging stricter compliance.
- Kageyama initially claimed the images were AI-generated but acknowledged the facts in court; he was released under restrictions after sentencing and has not yet returned to Japan.